Acoustic/Electric
Music Jam
7-9pmBring your favorite instruments, your singing voice
or, or just bring yourself, to a Music Jam at the Alvarado Public Library.
All kinds of music is accepted.
Family Friendly Entertainment!

Wednesday, November 14th:

Pre-K
10:30 am Let's Eat!Activity:Enjoy a piece of pumpkin pie! Books:
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie -- Fall Pumpkins -- ‘Twas the
Night Before Thanksgiving.

Hours of Operation:Monday -
Friday
10am to *6:30pm*We cannot check-out
materials or perform cash register transactions after 6:30pm
on weekdays; however, if you are in the building
watching a movie or using the computer, you may stay inside the
building until 6:45pm.
Saturday
10am to
*12:30pm*We
cannot check-out materials or perform cash register transactions
after 12:30pm
on Saturdays;however, if you are in the building
watching a movie or using the computer, you may stay inside the
building until 12:45pm.Sunday - Closed

Upcoming Holiday
Closures:Wednesday,
November 14th - the library will be
closed from 12pm to 2pm for the City Employee's Thanksgiving
Luncheon
Thursday, November 22nd-Saturday, November 24th - the library will be
closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.Thursday,
December 6th -
the Library will close at 5:30pm for tte Parade of Lights and
Santaland on the Downtown Square.Friday December
21st - the
library will be closed from 12pm to 2pmfor the City
Employee's Christmas Luncheon.
Monday, December 24th-Tuesday, December 25th - the library will be
closed for the Christmas Holiday.

Community
Links

Please come to the
library so we can give you a password and help you get started
downloading FREE e-books with new popular titles for all ages!

Larapin' Good Library Kings & Queens Book Discussion Group

The book club
selection for November is:A
Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler6 pm
November 26th.Potluck refreshments served to and by book discussion
group members!

If you don't find what you're looking for please tell the staff so
they can either find something for you at one of our sister
libraries or possibly make a purchase request.

As long as they are
not
consumed at the computer area, you may bring in your own
snacks & beverages or buy them at the library!No
alcoholic beverages are allowed.

Books & More to Your Door!Do you know someone
who has no car, can only drive or leave home for short periods of
time, uses a wheelchair, or has been restricted to their bed?If someone is "homebound", even temporarily,
because of lack of transportation, illness, disability, pregnancy,
or age and they would like to borrow books, movies, music or other
materials from the library we have a solution.
We now have a program which makes materials available to Alvarado
area residents who are unable to visit our library. Need more details?

Are Your
Kids Bored?Bring them to the
Library!
Each Wednesday morning at 10:30 we offer a FREE
pre-school
program featuring various crafts, and read-aloud stories.
Occasionally we'll offer snacks and we'll always provide lots of
Fun!

Thursday
afternoon at 4:30 we have Crazy Craft-time with Make & Take free crafts
for kids ages 5 and up. Parents are also welcome.We show movies Monday-Friday afternoons at 4:30 and on Saturday mornings at 10:30.

Let Us Text You! Thanks to tech genius, Geoff Sams at the
Roanoke Public Library, the Alvarado Public Library, and the other
libraries in our consortium, can now send hold notifications to you via
text!

We will be happy to help you set-up this feature in your account.

We can also send a text to you, from our catalog, letting you know the
location of books, movies, or music in the library. Call 817-783-7323 and ask us how or
just stop by the library.

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